Little Things: Glasses after Corneal Transplant (That Work!)
A short post today. With the sutures coming out slowly over time, it’s always been my choice to put off getting a new eyeglasses prescription. With lenses being so expensive,…
DALK Transplant – Stellar Follow Up + New Soft Lens Trial
Well, it’s been a good week for my DALK recovery. I went back to Dr. Holland for my graft checkup and he said it was perfect. I also corrected to…
New Lens In!!!! Binocular Vision! The World is in 3D Now!
A very big day on this long journey. Today, I inserted the mini-scleral lenses in my grafted eye at Dr. Koffler’s office…and, for the first time in 15+ years, I…
New – DALK Transplant Chronology
Quick post to let you know that I just made a new page which covers the chronology from my first Dr. appt to one year after the surgery. Same posts,…
DALK Transplant – One Year On
March 9th is the anniversary of my DALK transplant in my left eye, the subject of this blog. I’m posting a bit early as I have a few moments. As…
Tip for Corneal Suture Removal Antibiotics – Saving a few bucks
When you are in recovery from corneal transplant, your doctor will begin removing sutures – a few at a time each visit (providing everything is going well.) Each time you…
Corneal Transplant Surgery – 8-month Follow Up – Steroids to Stop in 6 Weeks.
Today I went in to Cincinnati Eye Institute for my 8-month follow up with Doctor Edward Holland. The visit followed the same routine as before – corneal surface scan, vision check, pressure check,…
DALK Checkup – A Few New Nuggets of Info
Well, today was a routine checkup. Topography, pressure check, eye test. Pretty much the same as the last time. Dr. Holland removed two sutures as we continue “suture roulette.” …